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London
London born artist / DJ / lyricist / record producer of Ukrainian heritage, working in his Hot Salt Beef studio complex in Piccadilly Circus, former home to the legendary London music biz eatery Raybin's Nosh Bar.
As well as his long awaited solo record, current projects include:
Yiddish Twist Orchestra
(www.yiddishtwist.com)
LEMEZ Duo ft. Ben Mandelson
Together with Yaniv Fridel, he writes extensively for alternative pop music artists, as well as film, theatre, and art installations.
www.lemezandfridel.com
Selected artists he has worked with include:
- KT Tunstall (Virgin / Relentless)
- Alice McLaughlin (Polydor / Warner Chappell)
- Sophie Solomon (Decca / Universal)
- Sevara Nazarkhan (RealWorld)
- Oi Va Voi (Outcaste / V2 / EMI)
- Ruby Galliers (Sony / ATV)
- Little Cow (EMI Hungary)
- Reel People(Papa)
- UnkleJam (Virgin)
- Bacon & Quarmby (Sugababes, Richard Hawley, Finley Quaye)
- Mike Spencer (Jamiroquai, Newton Faulkner, Kylie Minogue)
- Paul Epworth (Bloc Party, Babyshambles, Plan B)
Selected Film/Theatre:
- The Latke That Couldn’t Stop Screaming (dir. Olivia Jacobs for Tall Stories), Roundhouse (in production)
- Shahnameh (dir. Tim Supple), National Theatre Studios,(in production)
- Little Miss Roma (dir. Vesna Cudic), Croatia
- Ruth (dir. Keren Abitan), Israel
- East & West (new soundtrack), Barbican / South Bank / Jerusalem Intl Jewish Film Festival
- Blood Ride Survivals (dir. Jutta Feit. Rafael Zukran, ZDF, Germany);
- What We Did To Weinstein (dir. Tim Supple) by Ryan Craig'
- Hoop Lane (Patrick Marber), ICA,
- Watch (dir. Leah Thorne), BBC Radio 4;
Awards / Accolades
- No.1 World Music Album Charts (European Broadcasting Union), Sept-Nov 2003;
- Top Ten Album of the Year, New York Times (2003)
- BBC Radio 3 World Music Awards shortlist: Boundary Crossing and Listeners Award categories (2003) and Critics Album of the Year (2004);
- World Intl Album Of The Year, Dutch National Music Industry “Edison” Awards (2004)
(Laughter Through Tears, Oi Va Voi)
- Best New Work nomination, 51st London Evening Standard Theatre Awards
(What We Did To Weinstein)
- Best Film under 65 Mins, Swansea Bay Intl Film Festival 2009
- Best Soundtrack nomination, Filmmaker Film Festival 2009
(Ruth)
Press Quotes:
‘KT Tunstall’s voice is the perfect accompaniment to Lovas’s heartfelt lyrics. The deluge of ideas leaves you breathless with wonder’(Independent)
‘Lovas is a songwriter of growing stature’ (HMV magazine)
‘A contemporary sound – no other group is mixing things up as boldly and as brilliantly’ (Amazon)
‘A debut of uncommon grace, diversity and beauty’ (BBCi)
(for songs on Laughter Through Tears, Oi Va Voi)
‘[Lovas makes] KT Tunstall sound like Dido with a political conscience’, (BBCi)
‘A timeless song alongside Yesterday’s Mistakes… has hit written all over it’ (Songlines)
(for the song Refugee, Oi Va Voi)
‘Beautifully crafted and richly textured’ (The Sun)
‘Memorable and melodic songwriting skills’ (Evening Standard)
(for songs written on Oi Va Voi, Oi Va Voi)
‘A far-reaching, revitalising, boundary-pushing compilation’ (Songlines)
‘The most purely entertaining CD I’ve heard in a long time.’ (fRoots)
‘One of the albums of the year,’, (20 Cent Magazine, Germany)
(for Shtetl Superstars, vol.1)
‘Lemez Lovas and Yaniv Fridel's low-level soundscapes are excellently disquieting’ (Financial Times)
(for What We Did To Weinstein)